Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-05-17

YOU something to which you de
vote every slfec moment OF roa
time. =
That Is quite true, sir, | stammer
cd; .'biIt it is a secret. No one know
Of my fancy.
Sand that fancy. as von call 1t. is :
love for astronomy. Am not rght?'
Quite right. / replied in amaze
ment. II am passionately fond of as
tronomy"
"Just so. You were the same when
| called YOU Critic when yon lived al
Athens. The expression on YOU: face.
in your eyes. is the same as it was then.
| Your present body resembles the one
you wore rs Critic more in expression
than in form. That is how | recogniz-
| ed you. And now | want to repeat all
/ remember concerning You, 1t is Il
repetition of how they used to bring up
children in Athens, and may serve YOU
to turn IN honest penny in az art Gle. "
He smiled. and again l found my
self blusbing. for that idea had natur-
ally enough entered my mind. He
continued:
For the first five years OF your life
You were allowed 10 grow without any
attempt at educating you except a
sllght punishment Tor faults might be
so-ealled, nor were YOU perm tied to
keep the company OF the slaves and
servants. Before the age of seven your
father secured to you the privilege OF q
citizen, enrolling you BY the name OF
Critic in the public register, called in
Athens the archiscs OF the euria. |
aweie near the Temple OF lhescus.
had peen pupil OF Piato, and to my
senool were you sent. Inc laws OF
Athens ordered schools 10 be opened ut
sunrise ana closed al sunset. taught
you the form ana value oil letters; |
taught you TO trace those formed on
lapiets with your stylus. gave due
attention 20 your punctuation. We
read the Fables oil 4Esop together; you
learned TO ennmefate the troops who
went TO the siege OF Troy. and thus be-
came familiar with the names Of the
hiost ancient ialniiies m ureeee. was
careful 70 instl' pure pronunciation; to
cultivate mat melody ana cadence III
5oai 80 "'''.n sH'e Suci sweetness
a .. ein'u NV. ~ " A','u,i.an oia,o's, 10"
' WI nov on,y sausnt 70 s,hg WIN eN-
P.o.slo i o"' ~ ACCOMPANY your voice
on 'ne y re- lou were taught atlt'lihe-
Nv, no' ioi VIC purpose OF commerce;
~ w eii'" ~ ny pp"eIs u your ni'iiu
.'nu pteP"ie - ioi 'hc tccopt'oh Oh &c
otl'''', ''',' ,''tlo"Vi'iA' "conietrs' II
~ - o" ppo9ea' ~Vui'' ":u "" "heh gu
~" q" al W p"'un' III pIachg your
uuoPs' "'lu oonu''ctliiss s'eHes se'ent'llc-
a'is' N9t'Vnoii5 "as t"''gnt on Simply
" p.e,o.l1 YOU pe'ns "l'tiiueu ae the
M =" ,I.,. " V"o 0'''eiis'
"'o Ne'"S' "'tV7S'Hei ""Soip ea YOU
Wi VI
ioii ,'tuel oeiic'e'' that IL was pe'-
.oi ioi you W te,iain isnoraht OF the
many .n'llSs rather 'hah nave you ac-
luiie 80 hi'ch rs |" FORM i confused
lulnoie III So"r n'ihn' anu ne insisted
.'iat gu snouiu NC tanght only 'hat
wii'ch woulo prove eventually useful.
i9u were taught 10 oahce, to sW m, to
i"te
one uay you put question to me
"hlcn proved ina. Your mind was
opening '"Piuy'
Master, by what criterion should /
Judge the merit OF u bookP YOU asked.
Aristotle happened to be present in
inc schooi. and he replied, When the
author has sald everything he eaght,
nothing sllpcriluous, and says what he
does say rs lie ought. YOU will surely
i'nd merit IN his book encouraged
IN you the propensity OF virtue by ac-
custom ne you to virtuous actions. so
mat any other course would bring you
real nj sery. taught on that beauty
OF person and inherited riches might
belong to you, but were not part of
YOU your soul, possessing the divine
hght OF wisdom, was entirely yours;
ana TINS light, famed into Il flame by
cultivation. would lead you to the
source OF all truth and light taught
you ina you should ann ut distinguish
ing yourself-not for the empty APP
plause OF the multitude. but for the APP
proval OF that tribunal feared By all
men before which we all shall stand
one day to render account for the deeds
done in our lives. | did nv duty to
you honestly; the result left to the
gods.
''on reaching your eighteenth year
yon were enrolled in the militia, and
solemniy swore in the temple to sacri-
nee Your lie rather than quit any post
assigned you, and to aim at the good of
your country before your own. For u
year you underwent the usual diclplin
with the other youths, and regularly
mounted guard, AT the end of the
hrst year OF trial you presented YOUR
sell with Your companions in the thea